Peggy McNeal

Revisiting Spatial Thinking Typologies in Solid- and Fluid-Earth Geosciences: Advocating for an Ecological Approach part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2026:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday Oral Session
Spatial thinking research has informed geoscience education research, yet current theoretical frameworks face growing empirical and practical challenges. In this presentation, we will consider three issues ...

Undergraduate Students' Conceptions of the Behavior of Fluids of Different Densities part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday Oral Session A
Density tanks can be a teaching tool in meteorology and oceanography classes to support learning fundamental concepts by modeling how fluids of different densities behave when combined. For example, density tanks ...

Atmospheric Science Education Research (ASER): Reflections On a Three-Day Workshop part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Oral Sessions:Thursday Oral Session B
In May 2023, we held a three-day workshop, Developing Expertise and Building Collaborations to Advance Atmospheric Science Education Research (ASER). The workshop was NSF funded with goals to address needs for ...

Development of a Hydrogeology Concept Inventory part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2022:Program:Poster Sessions:Friday Poster Session
Concept inventories are fundamental in assessing and evaluating student knowledge and understanding across science disciplines. In the earth sciences, existing inventories measure student understanding of ...

What spatial thinking skills are important in hydrogeology? part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2022:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday Oral Session A
Hydrogeologists integrate three-dimensional data from maps, wells, field sites, and models to understand subsurface movement of groundwater and pollutants. This work is highly spatial. While many students enter ...

Results of the 2021/2022 GER Needs Assessment Survey: A Snapshot of the Community part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2022:Program:Poster Sessions:Wednesday Poster Session
The geoscience education research (GER) community began to coalesce as its own independent field in the 2000s, after significant groundwork done by "border crossers" in prior decades (NRC, 2012). By 2014, ...

Draw an Earth Scientist: Investigating the Evolution of Conceptions in Preservice Teachers part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Oral Sessions:Oral Session V
The purpose of this research was to identify preservice teachers' preconceptions about Earth scientists and investigate how these conceptions change after completion of an Earth science course and student ...

A Synthesis of Current Literature in Atmospheric Science Education part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2020:Program:Poster Sessions:Posters
Teaching and learning about the atmosphere is an integral part of Earth science education, yet the atmosphere is distinctly different from the geosphere, especially as it deals primarily with complex fluid ...

Using the Paleobiology Database with Preservice Teachers and Middle School Students to Address the Next Generation Science Standards part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2019:Program:Poster Sessions:Friday
As a rich data source of paleontological data, the Paleobiology Data Base (PBDB) was used in lessons with preservice teachers and middle school students to address the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). ...

A Pilot Study of Spatial Thinking for Meteorology Education part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2016:Program:Poster Sessions:Tuesday
The important role of spatial thinking in STEM education is established, yet minimally applied to meteorology education and the study of atmospheric sciences. Weather forecasting, involving hand plotting of ...

Climate change education: the perspective from middle school teachers part of Rendezvous 2015:Program:Abstracts
Schools should be active places where citizens learn about climate and how to advocate for stewardship of the planet. However, the global nature of climate science, the complexity of Earth systems, misconceptions ...

Tuesday B part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Teaching Demonstrations:Tuesday B
Event page for the 2017 Earth Educators' Rendezvous Tuesday B teaching demonstrations, featuring sessions on fractional crystallization, silicate mineral structures, ozone and climate research, Earth-Sun relationships, rock cycle interpretation, and fire weather forecasting, with presenter details and abstracts.

Standing on the Shoulders of DBER Giants to Advance a New Community: Atmospheric Science Education Research (ASER) part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program
Join the ASER working group for a discussion and brainstorming session about the current state of ASER and plans for the future. We especially welcome those with a historical perspective on the evolution of GER who ...

Writing Retreat part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Writing Retreat
The design of this retreat uses Lave and Wenger's (1991) community of practice theory to create a structured retreat for sustained writing. Participants will engage in dedicated writing time with the purpose ...

Writing Retreat part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2022:Program:Writing Retreat
The design of this retreat uses Lave and Wenger's (1991) community of practice theory to create a structured retreat for sustained writing. Participants will engage in dedicated writing time with the purpose ...

Writing Retreat part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Morning Workshops:Writing Retreat
The design of this retreat uses Lave and Wenger's (1991) community of practice theory to create a structured retreat for sustained writing. Participants will engage in dedicated writing time with the purpose ...

Writing Retreat: Writing as a Community of Practice part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2020:Program:Writing Retreat
*Pre-registration for this event is required and space is limited. You can sign up when you register for the Earth Educators' Rendezvous. Overview The design of this retreat uses Lave and Wenger's (1991) ...